Classic & Sports Car - Excel
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Classic & Sports Car - Excel
Classic & Sports Car this month (April 2022!) have a great buyers guide review of the Excel featuring Shaun Wapshare’s car - congratulations Shaun!
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Fame at last . Hopefully I'll get a copy through the post soon.
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Well done Shaun! I'll try to pick up a copy tonight!
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Re: Classic & Sports Car - Excel
Brilliant! Good one Shaun
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Great looking car, Shaun, and great colour. Is that Pacific Blue?
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Thanks, yes Pacific blue with magnolia interior.
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Nice one Shaun. Will pick up a copy later today.
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Nice one Shaun. Haven't bought a car mag for ages. Proper reason to buy one now!
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Nice - will have to wait 6 months before it's available down here!
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Right so I've got the magazine now and read the article. Broadly speaking I'd say it shows the Excel in a very good light and I'm pleased they've mentioned in numerous places how great they are to drive ( so many previous articles I've seen haven't! ) I did really stress this point with the journalist to be fair!. A few inaccuracies which I would like to state didn't come from me, including two about my car! It's the only car made in Pacific blue and magnolia leather but with a completely black dashboard ( the dash being what makes it unique) and I actually paid 5800 for it 11 years ago - honestly guv. I think the pictures look great, the photographer was fussy ( in a good way ) and shot the car at some great angles. Shame he didn't use the beauty filter for my mugshot though
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Just got a copy, well done dude the cars a credit to you and great representation of the model. Well done.
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Edit, I didnt realise that this is a very special edition of the magazine being its 40th anniversary edition with lots of special articles, brill
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Edit, I didnt realise that this is a very special edition of the magazine being its 40th anniversary edition with lots of special articles, brill
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Ah! That's why it seemed better value for money! Loadsa content for the 40th birthday!
Yes, Shaun's car is a beauty and has engine mods plus the lightened flywheel, so the journos would be sampling something slightly different to a std SE.
BTW, I didn't think you looked too ugly in the pics Shaun.
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Thanks guys . ...... 'BTW I didn't think you looked TOO ugly in the pics Shaun' I'll take that as a compliment PeterLotus-e-Clan wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 16:09Ah! That's why it seemed better value for money! Loadsa content for the 40th birthday!
Yes, Shaun's car is a beauty and has engine mods plus the lightened flywheel, so the journos would be sampling something slightly different to a std SE.
BTW, I didn't think you looked too ugly in the pics Shaun.